skiing and pregnancy??

[JimG.]

Agree. I'm just adding that the level of the skier should be taken into account. As a former instructor, you probally seen alot of spills with newbies on a gentle slope. And sometimes the fall is not due to the skier themselves. "Things" happen when you get a bunch of newbies concentrated in one area.

You'll never hear me contest this point.

 

[K2Trav]

One of my friends is 7 months pregnant and skied last week on advanced terrain

 

[ga2ski]

It all depends on the woman. My wife skied until she was 5-months pregnant. She still felt fine on her skis, but didn't trust the other people. She did alpine and hung up the the tele gear for the season though. She had been skiing for 25 years.

 

[NYDrew]

get her on skis within the next week and I think she would be alright. otherwise go find the old thread for everyones personal opinion.

i say no for a beginner

 

[catskills]

This reminds me when my wife was about 7 months pregnant with our first child and we played extremely competitive co-ed volleyball. My wife was very good at setting the ball. She did stop diving for the ball. The spikes from guys were extremely hard and fast. One of the guys on the other team was a good 6' 4" and he happen to hit a very hard spike that bounced off my wife's very pregnant abdominal section and knocked her down to the floor. You could have heard a pin drop. She was ok and the baby was ok. She finished the game but there was not more spiking on either side. Both teams just played non-competitive backyard volleyball to get the game over. After the game she said ok I won't play anymore but next time I am going to plan the pregnancy better so it doesn't interfere with volleyball and softball.

My son. Yeah he came out ok. Great kid. He is 27 years old and married but he is still a great kid in my eyes.

Thinking about the supreme court judge that approved of PA's law requiring pregnant wives to tell their husbands before they had an abortion. I would assume this same judge would say pregnant wives are required to tell their husbands before going skiing. :sad:

 

[njdrumrun]

What about your friend. Is she a good skier who is in controll of her movements? If she's still a newbie or intermediate, I would wait till next season. Even if shes a great athlete and in great condition, it takes another group of muscles, skills and coordination. IMO too much of a risk to be out there in the slopes.

she says she was a low intermediate when she skiied BK(before kids). expects to fall alot along with me!LOL!. rusty and now more protective of her body then she was back then. also carries some more weight and is not what she or i consider "fit".

the general rule as far as physical activiity goes when pregnant is that you can do anything you did before pregnancy. 10 years before..doesn't qualify. she's agreed. thanks!

 

[billski]

Nope.

i have finally talked my friend into coming skiing with my daughter and i. of course she calls me last night to tell me that she's pregnant. it is very early and she still wants to try and go before she doesn't feel comfortable going at all. she skied when she was younger and was never better than intermediate skiier but has not skied since having her first. he's 10.

my sport growing up was horses. lotsa women ride up until the day they deliver.

what's happens when you ski and are pregnant?

No insult intended, but it's a dumb idea. You don't want regrets the rest of your life should something (or someone) goes wrong and/or comes out wrong. She can wait nine months. She's got the rest of her life. I take a lot of risks, but never on this one. Father of 3 and one miscarriage.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

No insult intended, but it's a dumb idea. You don't want regrets the rest of your life should something (or someone) goes wrong and/or comes out wrong. She can wait nine months. She's got the rest of her life. I take a lot of risks, but never on this one. Father of 3 and one miscarriage.

My wife had a miscarriage too. She was very careful about everything she did and it just happened. If she fell while skiing or something else she would always wonder if the miscarriage was caused by that.

You read about people being thrown from horses all the time. It amazes me that a pregnant woman would risk that.

 

[jack97]

You don't want regrets the rest of your life should something (or someone) goes wrong and/or comes out wrong. She can wait nine months. She's got the rest of her life. I take a lot of risks, but never on this one. Father of 3 and one miscarriage.

Ditto..... I'm a father of one and one miscarriage. The later was due to an accident, it's something we could have avoided and at times I regret.

njdrumrun,
If your friend was a low intermediate and a bit rusty rigth now, I would not risk it.

However, I would have it a different opinion if she has been skiing for most of her life. And is control of her skiing and can avoid getting into trouble when the slopes are too crowded.

 

[hiroto]

You read about people being thrown from horses all the time. It amazes me that a pregnant woman would risk that.

You would be amazed to know that many female skydivers keep on skydiving
during their pregnancy (and yes, there are "skydiving while pregnant" threads on
skydiving forums).

 

[Grassi21]

You would be amazed to know that many female skydivers keep on skydiving
during their pregnancy (and yes, there are "skydiving while pregnant" threads on
skydiving forums).

I've gone sky diving once in my life. Obviously my knowledge on sky diving is very very limited. But I would think that sky diving is safer than skiing or riding a horse. The only impact I can see with diving is the landing. With skiing and riding there are many more opportunities to get thrown, fall, or be crashed into.

 

[JimG.]

But I would think that sky diving is safer than skiing or riding a horse. The only impact I can see with diving is the landing.

!!!!!!!THE ONLY IMPACT I CAN SEE WITH DIVING IS THE LANDING!!!!!!!

Put the bottle down and step away from the bar please.

This thread has officially entered the realm of the ridiculous.

 

[billski]

!!!!!!!THE ONLY IMPACT I CAN SEE WITH DIVING IS THE LANDING!!!!!!!

Put the bottle down and step away from the bar please.

This thread has officially entered the realm of the ridiculous.

Ouch :blink:

I've engaged in many risky sports. Sky diving will never be one of them: You don't know if your equipment is going to work until it is too late. Ouch :blink:

 

[JimG.]

Ouch :blink:

I've engaged in many risky sports. Sky diving will never be one of them: You don't know if your equipment is going to work until it is too late. Ouch :blink:

I've skydived twice...alot of fun, but also very expensive and time consuming. Not something I'd do regularly.

I'd never compare the potential (yes folks, we're discussing POTENTIAL) for disaster with skiing or horseback riding. You're probably not going to fall 3,000 feet skiing or riding a horse like you definitely will skydiving, 10,000 feet if you're certified.

The potential for disaster in skydiving is exponentially greater then either skiing or horseback riding. No question.

 

[persee]

Ok. Really guys? There has not been one single response from a FEMALE on this thread (unless I missed someone!). Doesn't this seem a bit odd and chauvanistic? Men dictating what their women will or should do? (I'm not saying any of you ARE chauvanists, just that this whole thread of men discussing women's behaviour while pregnant kinda feels that way)

Personally (and I began skiing 2 years ago) I would have no issue with skiing up until 5 or 6 months at which point I'm willing to bet my center of gravity would be so screwed up it would be very akward. I'd put myself at a level 6/7 skiier (if this d****ed weather would cooperate I'd be advancing more!!!!! ) I wouldn't go off on the black slopes, but cruising down blues and greens no problem. There was an article in one of the Skiing/Ski mags earlier this year about a professional skier who was out on the slopes still at 9 months.

Just figured I ought to throw at least ONE female opinion out there.

 

[cbcbd]

I guess the only right answer is:

Make sure to sex-it-up (conceive) around April so you can maximize how many off-season months she'll be pregnant.

So you'll still be able to ski into April and even May and will be able to start back up again January or February of the next year.

 

[Grassi21]

!!!!!!!THE ONLY IMPACT I CAN SEE WITH DIVING IS THE LANDING!!!!!!!

Put the bottle down and step away from the bar please.

This thread has officially entered the realm of the ridiculous.

OK Jim, I see where you are coming from. My point was the odds of an errant diver hitting you during a dive is far less than being struck by another skier. I understand the goal of diving is to have an impact with the ground. During ideal circumstances (no equip failures, errant sky divers, terradactyls etc.) the only impact one would worry about is how soft or hard the landing is.

 

[Grassi21]

Put the bottle down and step away from the bar please.

Funny thing is that I am working wirelessly on my laptop which is placed ever so carefully on the bar in our family room.

 

[Grassi21]

Ok. Really guys? There has not been one single response from a FEMALE on this thread (unless I missed someone!). Doesn't this seem a bit odd and chauvanistic? Men dictating what their women will or should do? (I'm not saying any of you ARE chauvanists, just that this whole thread of men discussing women's behaviour while pregnant kinda feels that way)

Personally (and I began skiing 2 years ago) I would have no issue with skiing up until 5 or 6 months at which point I'm willing to bet my center of gravity would be so screwed up it would be very akward. I'd put myself at a level 6/7 skiier (if this d****ed weather would cooperate I'd be advancing more!!!!! ) I wouldn't go off on the black slopes, but cruising down blues and greens no problem. There was an article in one of the Skiing/Ski mags earlier this year about a professional skier who was out on the slopes still at 9 months.

Just figured I ought to throw at least ONE female opinion out there.

Edit: I need to lay off the caffeine. After rereading your response you did not call anyone a chauvanist so read my response below with a grain of salt. ;-)

This thread was started to discuss the risks of an expecting mother while skiing. This message board is also heavily dominated by men, many of which are fathers. What do you expect? I don't believe I said a woman CAN NOT ski while pregnant. I simple listed the risks a pregnant mother might encounter according to said person's ski profile. I think most of the guys also made a point to say that its mom's choice which I agree with. I'm not trying to be chauvinistic, just having a discussion. Not only that its a discussion that the wife and I had recently and she made the final decision on. No skiing for her this season. :-(

Since this is a related topic. I saw an ultrasound of my little one for the first time today. VERY cool! The wife is at 12 weeks and feeling great.

 

[JimG.]

Funny thing is that I am working wirelessly on my laptop which is placed ever so carefully on the bar in our family room.

That made me laugh.

I was just kind of busting your chops anyway, trying to keep the thread going.